March 13, 2017 Why Do Icons of the Mother of God Weep? The following is one of Eugene Rose’s lay sermons entitled “Weeping Icons of the Mother of God”, delivered in November 1966. Eugene Rose was…
March 6, 2017 The History Behind the “Kozelshchansk” Icon of the Mother of God The Kozelshchansk Icon of the Mother of God was glorified in the late nineteenth century, though it is older than that. This icon is…
March 2, 2017 Saint Alypius, the Iconographer of the Kievan Caves Saint Alypius, one of the first and finest of Russian iconographers, was a disciple of St Nikon , and from his youth he lived…
February 15, 2017 Iconographic Analysis: The Meeting of the Lord at the Temple The LORD said to Moses, “Consecrate to me all the first-born; whatever is the first to open the womb among the people of Israel,…
January 26, 2017 Icons of St. John The Baptist from the Workshops of St. Elisabeth Convent Icons include painted with temepra or acrylic paints, mounted on wood, self adhesive, made from semiprecious crushed stones and more. …
January 19, 2017 Understanding The Theophany Icon From the first century of the Christian Church, there has always been “The Festival of Lights”. In the depth of Midwinter, this feast celebrated…
January 11, 2017 Iconographic Analysis of the Icon of The Nativity of Christ The most wise Lord comes to be born, Receiving hospitality from His own creatures. Let us also receive Him, That this divine Child in…
January 11, 2017 The Techniques and Details: Creating Orthodox Icons An excerpt from the book “Techniques of Icon and Wall Painting, Pt. 3” by Aidan Hart. It may be impossible for you to…
December 27, 2016 10 Miracle-Working Icons of Saint Nicholas “There is no icon like Nicholas.” Russian proverb Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker (feastday: Dec 6/19) is one of the most beloved Saints of…
December 22, 2016 The Icon of the Mother of God “The Unexpected Joy” In the writings of St. Dimitrius of Rostov there is an instructive narrative about a certain sinner who unexpectedly experienced the joy of repentance…
December 5, 2016 Establishing Contact with the Original Image An icon is a window to another world. For example, when you are at home you look in the window and thus you are…
December 1, 2016 The Tetramorph in Christian Art and Its Meaning Though more likely to appear in the Western art, any experience of Christian iconography will present us at one time or another with the…
